Man held after Poussin painting is vandalised at National Gallery
Police called after 17th-century work is sprayed with red paint
Image:Poussin’s The Adoration of the Golden Calf after it was sprayed with red paint. Photograph: Steven Dear
A 17th-century painting by Nicolas Poussin was vandalised at the National Gallery in London after a 57-year-old man reportedly sprayed it with red paint before being arrested by police.
“The Adoration of the Golden Calf”, completed by the French classicist in 1634, along with a smaller painting on the adjacent wall in the Poussin Room, was attacked at around 5pm. More Details Over at The Guardian
